Posts Tagged ‘heathrow airport’

Airport News: Delays, Drunks & Broken Promises

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 by Kate Goldstone

It’s time for another airport news round-up… here’s some key airport news for the first week in September 2015. Stansted airport and Luton airport score low A report on the CityAM website reveals how Heathrow is the capital’s ‘best’ airport and Stansted and Luton the ‘worst’. So says an analysis of 17,000 user reviews. Many […]

Terrifying Runways, UFO Encounters and Airport Ghosts

Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 by Kate Goldstone

This week we thought we’d take a look at the spooky, mysterious and hair-raising side of airports. Buckle your seat belt and prepare to take off into a world where ghosts stalk the concourses, UFOs and passenger aircraft almost come to grief and landings are so terrifying only the world’s finest pilots dare attempt them. […]

Britain’s Busy Airports Get Busier

Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 by Kate Goldstone

As we move inexorably towards the 2015 summer holiday season, it looks like Britain’s already-busy airports are getting even busier. What’s going on, is it a long term trend and what – if anything – can you do to make the entire experience as painless as possible? Heathrow and Gatwick airports getting more crowded Both […]

Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport News Round-Up

Thursday, May 7th, 2015 by Kate Goldstone

With the Uk General Election less than 24 hours away, expansion plans for Gatwick airport and Heathrow are dependant on the result. At the same time the continuing terrorist threat means security is hotter than ever, with airport alerts on a weekly basis. Here’s the latest airport news. Politicians go quiet over Heathrow and Gatwick […]

Airport News: Soaring Passenger Numbers at UK Airports

Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 by Kate Goldstone

With several major UK airports reporting massive hikes in passenger numbers in recent weeks, it’s clear our appetite for air travel hasn’t been affected by recent air crash tragedies. Flying is more popular than ever and it makes more sense than ever, in view of all those madding crowds, to make your airport experience as […]

Computer Fail Flight Disruptions – What’s Next?

Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 by Kate Goldstone

We talked about flight delays, flight disruptions and cancellations a couple of weeks ago, mentioning how easily it can happen in a seasonal context. Then, on 12th December, passengers faced widespread flight disruption after a computer failure at Britain’s air traffic control centre, NATS. We couldn’t have predicted it. Nobody could. So what was it […]

Airport News for November 2014

Wednesday, November 26th, 2014 by Kate Goldstone

The airport world is rarely dull. There’s always plenty of exciting news about airport security, development, redevelopment and destinations, often peppered with controversy. Here’s a bunch of the best and most interesting airport news stories for late November 2014. The latest news about British airports Car thief in Humberside airport fence crash fiasco What happens […]

Airport News: Expansion, Cheap Flights, Punctuality…

Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 by Kate Goldstone

Barely a day goes by without news about airports, airport hotels and airport parking coming to the fore. September 2014 is no different, with expansion plans at Gatwick and Heathrow given a high profile, excellent low cost seat offers from Ryanair at Luton airport, worrying flight punctuality issues, a political in-flight broadband rebellion in the USA and more. Here’s a […]

Airport Survival Guide – Making the Most of Delays

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 by Kate Goldstone

If you adore spending time hanging around the airport waiting for your flight, you’re a very rare bird indeed. Most people dread delays because it means they have to hang around in a sterile, overly-bright, echoing, noisy and uncomfortable space for hours and hours, where the only entertainment is shopping, eating or drinking. The thing […]

How to get to London Airports: The Big Four

Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 by Kate Goldstone

Even though there are numerous regional airports to choose from these days, you might still find yourself heading for one of the major London airports to kick off your holiday or business trip. Getting to and from London’s Big Four Airports You’re flying from one of London’s big four airports. Is it best to leave your car at home and find alternative […]